Long Beaufort Poems
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The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Nineteen sixty-eight confirmed the year
Of discovery by ‘Humble Oil’
To North America’s largest oil field,
On the North Slope of the Brooks Range;
A west to east Northern Alaskan mountain chain.
An area forty miles wide...
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Categories:
beaufort, education, environment, history, technology, tribute, usa,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Twisted Knickers-Collaboration Open to Poets
Some people wind up with twisted knickers
When they get insulted by nitpickers
Words are sticks and stones
Causing moans and groans
When they hear heckling whispers and snickers
Women used to call knickers 'underpants'
They'd get them twisted with tauntings...
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Categories:
beaufort, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Milton Creek, Another Chapter
The sun had just risen over town, it was a beautiful morning
And outside Baker's new Bakery, a long queue was forming
The aroma of fresh baking was lingering in the morning air
Words alone cannot describe it;...
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Categories:
beaufort, america, western,
Form:
Narrative
You're Invited to Collaborate
I tried to ignore the buffoonery and the cartoonery of the last 3 weeks of "politics," but found it impossible to do when so much needs to be fixed. A collaboration is taking place... please...
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Categories:
beaufort, humorous, introspection, political,
Form:
Limerick
You Know
Yes, my dear, you know,
You are my source of joy, rejuvenation, hope
I need your emotion spread onto my life,
I need your heart to sing among the darkness surrounding
Do not let our words run dry
Together, in...
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Categories:
beaufort, emotions, friendship, happiness, joy, love, peace, writing,
Form:
Ode
50 Words For Poe: Rasputin
"50 Words for Poe: Rasputin"
The Rat was buried in the Pet Cemetery
His name was Rasputin
She had been fond of him for some time
feeding him morsels
every now and again
tickling his whiskers occasionally -
until he decided...
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Categories:
beaufort, dark, death of a friend, fantasy, fate,
Form:
Burlesque
Cattle Egret of Africa, and Now America
I
Cattle Egrets have lifted my Spirits
Here in Ft. Beaufort, dirty, not dirt
BY choice, folk in small spaces
Hide from Civilization, national mandates
On Environmental Courtesies and Policies
But these birds survive and thrive
While feces flow from poor piping...
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Categories:
beaufort, abuse, africa, america, bird, discrimination, environment, political,
Form:
Rhyme
What's Now Rather Than Then - Collaboration
A Collaboration with Duke Beaufort
The youthful memories I have did grate
Upon my innermost self and I'd cry
For my depressed spirit which longed to die
And halt life tainted with anger and hate
Yet now in a manic...
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Categories:
beaufort, change, friendship,
Form:
Sonnet
Mosquito Wars Report Number Two
Mosquitoes rarely come at you, face to face. This is a classic sneak-attack kinda enemy, often found behind one's head, or about navel height. After a year in these tropics doing missionary work, I use...
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Categories:
beaufort, conflict, good night, insect, violence, world war
Form:
Prose Poetry
To Duke
I woke up from the cradles of slumber
My morning eyes opened slowly
My mind frolicked and sang with peace
Remembering your words
So kind, so memorable were they!
So sweet, so genuine are you!
The mere thought of you...
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Categories:
beaufort, art, beautiful, beauty, brother, dedication, devotion, happiness,
Form:
Ode
Poetry Soup - Funniest Poets
Oh how I love to read poems by Viv Wigley
He has me in hysterics and makes me go giggly
Ilene Bauer has a wonderful wit
Her clever humour is a real smash hit
Jack Ellison pens many a...
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Categories:
beaufort, friendship, how i feel, humorous, poetry, poets,
Form:
Couplet
Bereavement Visit- Praying With My Mask On
Science Fiction and "Church" may have met tonight in Ft. Beaufort, South Africa.
Mr. and Mrs. Steele lived in a frail care facility. She survives but Frikkie Steele passed away at 4: 15 pm (16h15, military...
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Categories:
beaufort, analogy, bible, community, death of a friend,
Form:
Bio
I'M a Sea Captain, Don'T Need a Microphone
I'm a sea captain!
Don't need a microphone !
I watched you take a back spin
With the skills I've honed
You pre picked your pansy pearl
Thought I didn't know it?
You presented your gargantuan
giggly girl
But didn't expect the...
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Categories:
beaufort, adventurewords, nice, me, nice,
Form:
ABC
Miracle After Prayer
I
In a "decent" town, Ft. Beaufort, within 90km
I arrived about Seven in the morning
For much-needed cash from a Bank ATM
Who knew, the ATM took my card & "jammed"
II
Long story short, I met on roadside crosses
As...
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Categories:
beaufort, 11th grade, 12th grade, appreciation, missing, money,
Form:
Bio
Judges Have Been Selected
Hello, my most esteemed poets,
I am trying an experiment that I believe has not been done here on the PS site. I have posted a new poetry contest called "The Prismatic Self: A Gauntlet of...
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Categories:
beaufort, community, culture, judgement, muse, poetry, poets, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Unrelenting Traveller
Eight salty Beaufort striking my face
at the edge of Inverness.
With my hands wide open
I'm balancing like a seagull
in front of the black and angry Atlantic.
I feel your lonely sunset
as...
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Categories:
beaufort, art, childhood, devotion, imagination, life, places, sea,
Form:
Lyric
AI Didn't Scare Me Away
Not for a second think I've left the soup kitchen
and quite frankly, I'm tired of all the B itching.
not from those real poets who know how to write
with pen in hand or fingers on a...
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Categories:
beaufort, community, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
From 11am Till Now 8 Pm, No Electricity
I
Many who heard of Nelson Mandela visited the country in which he (and I) were born. Today I posted about walking or wading through diapers, dog & human doodoo on our roads, many dirt roads,...
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Categories:
beaufort, 12th grade, bible, confidence, corruption, dark,
Form:
Light Verse
After the Funeral Vibes: Mrs Nita Douman
Walking out of church into the autumn morning
Among many this overwhelming feeling
There are no bad people, no addicts this day
Too beautiful and clean: the tall tree, the air, sky
Such a calmness descends
All seems well -...
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Categories:
beaufort, autumn, bereavement, bible, character, community, funeral, goodbye,
Form:
Bio
Where Melting Ice Flows....
Polar caps in melt will flow
undulation currents blow...
ocean,bay,rivers and streams
tributaries from estuaries...
The arctic,beaufort,and the baffin
hudson,james,and the st.lawrence
into 5 great fingered lakes
flowing into rivers make...
The mississippi and missouri
flooding's caused many to worry
heavy snow,and heavy rains
which only...
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Categories:
beaufort, natural disasters, nature, seasons,
Form:
Free verse
Surreal Stars Viceral Dreams
As i looked up to the sky
The darkness ever so slightly dissipated
And was replaced by the majesty, grace,
wonder and beauty
Of a billion plus stars
Some so large, bright and close
It felt like i could wrap my...
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Categories:
beaufort, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
Song, Songstress, Or Singer
I
Songs are made for singer; if God doesn't sing, songs may survive, not thrive
II
As candle to candlelight, we are light, not carrying vehicles
III
Waves have personality, but die & merge into ocean; Ocean enjoys being waves,...
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Categories:
beaufort, analogy, bible, destiny, god, relationship, universe,
Form:
Monoku
Pain and Poetry
I come here as to a temple
An old-fashioned thing
Before Lisa, Joe, Paula, Jen
I condemn false gods of pain
Foul gods foretold in That Day
When coupling will dishonor Jesus
Coupling in lust, incest, vengeance
And the greed of the...
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Categories:
beaufort, 12th grade, anxiety, best friend, betrayal, bible,
Form:
Free verse